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Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-19

Rev. f. w. 2. Pesclaw, Of vii
mington, N. c., and pastor Of the
Lutheran Church Of that city,
will preach in the LutheranC Church
of this city, Wednesday evening
next, at 8 o'clock. Being q ma
tive Of Germany, and having 8
fuentcommand Of that language
as well as English, the service will
be largely in German, especially
for the benefit Of d large portion
Of our population to whom the
German languageis their medium
of thought All are invited.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-07-19

Canvassers wanted for the Mar
tinsburg Newsletter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
Brooklyn Letter.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 30, 81

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 30, 81.
Editor Of the EHs,eorth american
The riotous method of conducting re
form" on the part of the Mayor, Fire Com
missioner, Park Commissioner and Common
Council of this city was made subject
for investigation by the Kings County
Grand Jury for this month and on Friday
when they handed in their indictments
they submitted to the court their findings,
so far as they were able TO ascertain the
facts, relating TO mismanagement and of
fetal corruption on part of these city of
ficials. The reason why they did not 90
further and indict some of the parties,
would seem to be that the District Attor-
new (who is one of Democratic county
rng) could not easily discover any law I'M
der which he could convict them. The
jury had previously been in court for in
structions a. to the Interpretation of law;
but he was unable To decide the point, aud
referred them to the District Attorney
who was their Iegdi ddrjStr" The Mayor
is accused of winking at things which it
was his duty to sec The Fire Commits
sioner WAS charged with being director
in an Electric Lighting Company that was
having one sided contracts with the city.
The city council are charged with granting
charters 10 electric companies under cir
cumstanccs which have a fraudulent APP
pcarance. And the Park Commissioners
,T ant Il
recklcssneSs in Violations of law" Well.
1t j. just what any reasonable person
would expect of the Brooklyn Democratic
ring, and that ANYTHING else should be cX
peCtcd of that company Of politicians, j.
the greater surprise. Such j. democrat
ic" rule AMI il is the same in character.
whether ii be attempted under Garcelon
aud Pill>bury or Boss Mclaughlin and
Cleveland Pan electric ana Brooklyn cleo
trio are not 80 dis>imilar a. some would
think. They seem to have a class OF char
actcri~tic> which show unison of purpose
not unlike that shown by the democratic
members of the Legislatures of New Ter
>cy and Indiana and with a ~ponding
degree Of honesty
During the past week we have heard
from mr. fri,His in Canada and strange 20
say they think the Blasted Yankees are
a vindictiyc people. at best But for all
that they did not believe the Htm,r.r1H"
ncighhnr would have the haudAcity' {"
initiate a Briton. Brooklyn and New York
"A a lie
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
A Terrible Casualty.

One of the most shocking accidents that
has occurred for long time, took place
near Woodstock, Vt, Saturday morning
The Montreal Express consisting OF two
sleeper> two coaches and the necessary
baggage and freight cars left Springfield
FRIDAY night at : O'Clock. having on board
hundreds of passengers. many of them
bound to the carnivals at Burlington and
Montreal The train reached White River
Junction on time and the passengers were
happy and enjoying their ride. About l
O'Clock the train, which was running along
at a rapid rate of speed. dashed on to the
bridge near Woodstock. When part way
across the bridge it suddenly collapsed and
two slecpcrs and two coaches full OF pas
scngers were prccipitated to the stream be
low. distance of sixty feet. Immediate
" the cars and bridge caught fire and in
short time were consumed. The cries and
shrieks of the diving and wounded were
terrible to hear. Many were asleep and
were hurled into eternity without a mo
mcnt's notice and their bodies consumed III
the flames. Others were caught between
the cars and slowly burned to death The
scene hcggars description the passengers
lighting for their lives and the flames rap
idly creeping toward them formed sight
never Ia be forgotten.
Conductor Sturtevant was badly burned
and will probably die,
Henry TuXbury Of West Randolph
well known lecturer was among the killed.
The accident occurred four miles above
White River Junction at Woodstock
bridge which spans the White river. II
was Howe deck bridge. sixty feet above
the ice The train left late running rapid
" The accident was caused by broken
rail " HIGH threw the. train uppu the ties.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

The Methodist Episcopal church pro-
poses to raise a million for missions for
49,. by collections only.
10 the ministers of Buck>port District ::
You are asked To raise your part Of the
4aj|ivh doilarS fnr missions. How to raise
il. Get enthu>ed, Enthusiasm is catch
ng Ii brings things To pass. Put your
elf in contact with this great movement.
Feel that YOU are part Of it Survey the
fields Examine the facts, Look upon
the triump>. See that every sign i full
Of promise, The wilderness is blossom
ny The knowledge and glory of God are
filling the earth, Glory TO God in the
Highest, The visions will ill your soul
with cXultant rapture, enlist all your pow
cr>. and send you out under new inspira-
tion, baptized with power, and the people
viii catch your spirit and enthusiastically
cooperate with you. Then organize your
committee on missions, and your Sunda :
schools into missionary societies; fOnu
million dollar leagues: appoint collectors
preach missionary sermons; hold mission
AIRY PRAYER meetings; arrange for platform
meetings. and ask some of your live lay
men 10 speak Put everybody TO work,
and ask everybody TO give,
The question will be asked in open con-
ItTtutt mas NliS pan ioi iaialIle ihi',toh
ary money been carried out: You will be
called upon to state amount asked and
amount raised. There will probably be
three classes of charges: Those that go
beyond the appOrtionment; those that just
meet the apportionlnent; those that fall
below the apportionment. To which class
do you want to belong? Where do you
want to write the name of your Charge
at the top: in the middle? or at the bot
tom?
Make an earnest effort. feel we must
raise our part of this money-every dolial
of it bv conference. We can do it. God
bless and prosper you" {. +. LIBBY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
Turpitude Needing q Check.
New York Tribune.

Turpie, of Indiana, is not a Senator, but
claimant. He will present himself with
certificate signed by the Democratic
Governor, 1t is true but that is not the on.
ly evidence which the laws and the Senate
require. The duly appointed presiding of
iicer of the joint convention, by which II
j. pretended he was elected who was pre-
siding over the body at the time. will GER
tify To the Senate, a. he declared in the
convention. that there was no election
The financial officers of the State Will re-
fuse 10 recognize as legally organized the
Senate which took part in the vote.
The Lieutenant-Governor elected by the
people last November having been fraudu'
lently excluded from his rights a Presi-
dent of the Senate, will offer his protest
The Republican members of both Hous,
and Senate will protest that the expulsion
Of a senator lawfully elected by the peo-
pie was Illegal and that the seating of an
other who had no right to a place in that
body. gave the one more vote required 10
make Turpic a pretended majority. All
these questions will have to be passed up
on. not by caucus of law-breaker>. hut
by the Senate of the United States before
this fraud can reap its reward.
Ii i most desirable that this peculiarly
impudent attempt to steal a seat in the
Senate should bc met at the very TIRES
hold by effective rcbuke. The control OF
the Senate for two years j. not the only
stake Even IT, besides Reagan, of Texas,
and the West Virginia senator not chosen,
the Democrats could seat claimants from
Indiana and New Jersey. they would have
only thirty->cvcn members. while the Re
puhlican> have thirty-cight without and
thirty -nine with Mr Riddlcherger. BY
voting with the Democrats Mr.. Riddleber-
yer could only make tie.
But two wears hence the terms of TWEEN
tv->iN senators will expire. of whom
twelve are from the Southern States and
all Democrats Mr.. Mcpherson is from
New jersey and Mr. Riddlcbergcr is from
Virginia, and senators are also to be elect
cd from Colorado. Oregon, Minnesota ana
New Hampshire. II needs little forecast
to SEC that. if claimants are seated to
make a tic this wear. enough other frauds
viii De pcrprtrated TO secure control OF the
senate after the next Presidential election
Already - Senate has suffered seats to be
stolen by fraud and assassination in Ma
haua. Georgia. Louisiana. Mississippi and
~outn Carolina. and Democrats are eN-
p,gtcd tu carry thc>, seats without doubt
Two wears hence. Ii allowed to steal two
Northern seats by fraud this year. thrr"
are Democrats who viii stop at no crime
10 secure the rest They want
Senators must realize that it i time 7"
plt an end 10 this business. They have
listened with a comfortable indifference
much too long Ia accounts of crimes IN
southern States. by which the rightiul
power of the people ha~ been greatly
abridged. This wear and last, desperate
"a. ..f
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
National New S.

cd trustee " the Ohio stat, University
for term of seven years
The granite monument TO John b.
Cough j. completed.
-EIn in VI. Stanton was n one tim an
apprentice Ill the printing "lllgc 81 John
NJ Laird veteran Prn>yl' auia editor
who die, last week
Phillips Brooks wore no gown AMI dis
pcn>cd NTH church forms altogether q r.
cent SUNDAY evening when hr preached ="
ii Boston crowd At Faueuil hall.
MIR FRYE interrupted the debate in tllc
senate. the 2,th ult. :" read the Associated
Press dispatch from Ea>tp"rt with regard
to the Dominion cruiser Middleton that
Wa watchin. for American vessels To-
cross the line. while Engli>hluon were fi-h-
iug on the American ~hurr.
James c. Blaine ha- given free right
Of way. through hi> Pcnn~y lyailia property
for mile Ia the Mckrc-port and Believer
non railroad. The other landowners want
damages.
Edward Ungrr Of New York the ~
ported murderer Of August Bold. whose
body was found recently in a trunk shipped
10 Baltimore ha~ made full confession Of
the crime.
Nivi.-r p.u,n.t,,t I'm. arrived In \,yy
York from Germany.
The President ha~ approved the act
r. he W.Iicap war Also Nh, art for the
r..ii,f II .,,,,,.r,r. IN, IN. wreck If United
stst.- .,..aTr., ,.hu,L,t and several pri
waite pension bills.
RI. ,,if..f senator Ran-o,, nf North
ca.,I;n. - ..,,.. ~ ~. ,,.,.t h;,,ll, cduca-
ted women in the south. She lifted each
one of her six sons Tor college.
t.,,,,,,r..,.,.,I chat S...r..,,r, Man
In ... IL, MI, ,.;,h .,.rnl
M III, - fr;.,I.o 49,, ,rj,, =, ,,,n R,bama.
.,,J r;,ba
NJ pla;r ,-;.,,,. -. u,,,
-. piair 1i'I IN Wa.I,t,gt.n Ia.t
rigadierGeneral Vladimir hlzNzan-
owSki, one of the Polish revolutionl>t> of
1876 and a veteran of the civil war, died IN
''" VI
AT the Boston Woman'> Educational
and Industrial II Mon, in the regular course
Of the Sunday afternoon talks, Miss
Heloise HerScy. formerly of oxford. Me,
iii''uo :. ''''
Minister Pendleton i at his sons resi-
dence in New York He refuses to affirm
or deny the report that lac i to resign the
Berlin mission. He will 90 to Washington
and will have conference with the Pre>i-
ueii' anu Vi
1t was reported that steamer was
~, ~; III go rI'c,i,,.,J
W. P'' Wv ''A'''
h., Dili fap d;ltraSli5 farmers in d..
80 do,,astat..d ~, iro,,oht in Te.a. wa
go. .",'sidarotIo JiScnssion nassed he the
Senate Wednesday. That body also passed
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
cau..or Jaa,.itt az Eastman, bo-
Ill 10, d,t, Of ona-baIf cont nor
',,ia -, ha Md on fro1ar herring
brought in by English boats About o.
900 were taken to Passport ana rather than
pay the duty the Canadian fishermen TOOK
them back
1t is the general understanding IN
Washington that Secretary Manning VIII
retire within month after inc ADJOURN
ment OF congress ana that Assistant Sec
rotary Fairchlld VIII be ms successor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
The Longshoremen's Strike
SILL 80 SIGNS OF I'M END.

SILL. 40 SIGNS OF THE END
The freight blockade on the river front
in New York was wur>" SATURDAY morning
than it wa Friday afternoon.
In many instances truCkmen left their
wagons in line and took their horses to the
stables and came back and slept on the
trucks. In Roosevelt square al o'clock
there Wa no space for another truck and
the tail end Of the line extended ny south
street The majority Of these men were
waiting to unload Oh the Clyde line pier
next To- Roosevelt ferry.
Men on the pier were still engaged in
unloading the steamer Seminole which
Saturday should have been ready for
sailing Many Of the men on the docks
Saturday only commenced work Fri
day.
\ member OF the District Assembly No.
~ in Chicago Friday received an ilnpor-
tant circular from the strikers in New
York, calling upon Chicago worklnen To De
Ii readiness when help j. requested The
New York strike may soon involve thica-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

ly damaged by smoke and water. They
were insured for 81, 500 as follows: Impe-
rial, 81 900; London Assurance, $1,000;
German American, $500. The building
was insured for 81 900. The loss is near
" 81, 900. The owner, II. II. Cleveland,
had arranged to-day to celebrate the oath
birthday of his mother. West Camden
will attend to it just the same. Four
streams of water saved frame row of I
buildings. An engine came from Rockport
In the adjoining stores the occupants
cleared out their stocks, fearing general
conhagration. The total loss will reach
5000 to 5000. Cleveland will rebuild at
once Atwick Trim have rented new
store and ordered new stock. They have
team on the rpad to-day buying stock for
day or two of local traders.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

Your health. your happiness, mayhap Your
life. dc ptnd> on know ledge of the proper care
and proper medicine for constitutional dis
eases peculiar 70 your sex. Mrs. Belcher>
Female Cure i specific remedy for the>e dis
eases. For adv ice and consultation regarding
care during treatment write 10 Mr.. Linus
Bclcller. 20. Box 5306. Boston, Mass. We
guarantee perfect cure. We promise restor-
alton to perfect health by use Of Mrs Btichcr's
Female Cure one dollar bottle only. >iN
bottles for five dollars. Doolittle X smith, u
and 26 fremont Street. Boston, are Selling
Agents.
DR.. SEN 1rurJfS Congh hUer gives
iiameGiate Teiief aa} cures ~elcrc>t coughs.
colds and malignant fcNcr>, sore throat,
asthma, sc. Price poe, j3e.. and Sl.oo per
bottle
For co,tiyene>>. biliou>nc>> headache and
all feveri,h habits. use Or. Seth Arno'ds Bill
lou, Pills. 2jc.
Mothers, ARRAYS use Or. Seth Arnold,
Soothing and Quieting Cordial for children.
\ mild. safe tonic. Doc.
KEUCHEN CURA
Is the most remarkable Cough Cure Of the
day; nothing like ii has ever before been put
upon this market
CALDWELL SWEET & Bros,
Agents,
No. Main ST.. Bangor Ne.
If You once try Carers Little Liver Plll@
for sick headache. biliousncss or constipation
you will never be without them. They are
purely vegetable; small and easy to take, all
druggists sell them. For sale by ). u. Wiggin.
The Nineteenth Century Club is an or
sanization that will consist Of an equal num-
Der Of men and women. II is hardly 10 be eX-
pected that they will agree on all subjects: but
it can surprise no one TO learn that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" is unanimously
pronounced the most successful remedy eX-
tant. for pulmonary consumption as has been
demonstrated in hundreds of cases; it posi-
lively arrests this disease and restores health
and strength, if administered in its early stag
es. By druggists.
We recommend Carriers Iron Pills to
every woman who is weak merry and dis
Outraged; particularly those who have thin.
pale lips, cold hands and feet and who are
without strength or ambition. These are the
cages for which Carriers Iron Pills are spec
ially prepared, and this class cannot use them
without benefit. Valuable for men also. In
metal boxes, at 80 cents. Sold by druggists or
sent by mail. See advertisement elsewhere
For sale by s. d. Wiggin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
Blaze at Camden.

CAMDEN, Me-. Feb. 8. 4 fire started
about o'clock this morning in Grand
Army Hall. The building was owned by
H. II. Cleveland and occupied on the first
story by Atwick & Trim, grocers; second
story by Atwick & Trim also by the Gus
tom house and International Express Co. {;
third floor by the Grand Army. Every
thing except the first floor and cellar is
total loss The Grand Army Post was in
sured for $3.50. The express company
loss is slight The custom house books
and papers were partly saved but were
badly damaged Atwick { Trim lost what
they had on the second floor. The balance
on the first floor and ip the cellar was bad
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

r. Pc expended on the county road leading from
rnu East liue Of N.ariayic through the Western
art -td u 10 the North line thereof, called the
Moose liill Road and such portion ~ the road
raIllu- from Aurora 70 BeddlnLt"n a Lies In s1ld
II and ChA.. Z. >il-by, 81 Aurora, i appointed
agent t. -upcrntcnd the expenditure oi said a.
-t---mcHt
ON the West half of No. y, Middle Division sup
posed u contain lIp4u acres, the ~ go "A be-
ing mills per Ia De expended ON that portion
Of the county road leading from Aurora To Bed.
ln-t0n It'd, in -att p, between the West lll"
ami the division line between land Of fl. VI. Han
It ais, and land formerly of VIM. Freeman and
ChA-. T.. ~i.l,y, uf AURORA t. appointed agent 70
-uperintend tie expenditure 81 said assessment
,'n th, Eastern part II No. p. Middle Division
H -..i' county supposed 10 contain HOO acres the
q -~~ & a. fpllpvR- 1
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
Baptist Quarterly Meeting.

The Quarterly Meeting of the Hancock
Baptist Association wa> held at North
>cdsNick. February and :. only few
IF the churches were represented This
was duo in large part 10 the uncertainty
about getting 10 and from the meetings
Tup~c who went must US wheel" to 90 :;
il wa not by any means certain that they
r.aL' u~e them in returning ! larger at
tcndauc, however could scarcely have in
>ureI more protit. le session. Sermons
We're preached by Rry. c. y. Bartlett of
NrdgWirk and pastors, Davis Mason and
MAYO The meetings. beginning Tuesday
al > O'Clock 7. NJ. and continuing until
Wednesday evening showed a constant
increase Of power and many would have
been glad If il had been possible to hold
them another day The church at North
ScdzWick long without pastor. was glad
d,ncd 10y the opportunity offered them Of
having preaching Sunday. February 8, and
a series of meetings durin. the week sue
cecdiug that Sunday.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
State Of Maine.

HANCOCK IS At the Court OF County 0oni-
missioners begun and held at Ellsworth witnin
and for the county of Hancock, on inc secon"
Tuesday OF October, 4. D.. 1855 anu by adioufh-
mcnt December IS, A. D., lsso
And now the county Commissioners IN accorti
ance with section So chapter q, OF the revised
statutes having first made an annual Inspection IN
thn month of Scptember of 1886 of all county road
in the unincorporated Townships and tracts OF
land in said county and having therenron naa 1
Al estimate of the amount needed 10 put theh' ~
renair so AS TO be safe and convenient for pubic
trayei have assessed upon the following described
unincorporated Townships and tracts OF iand NJ
said county exclusive of water and land resefNed
for public use for that purpose during Tue yea M
Iss7 as folows, viz On Township No. ., south
Division the sum Of slOsS as ioHo"s' VIZ
No. of Val
>,, 81 p,,n.,s Acres uation. Tax.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10

GEORGES CoRNER.-Any one that has
not visited this once famous place for a
few wears. would hardly recognize the
place a. it Is now.
We now have the Mt. Desert Branch of
the NJ c. X. r.. running within few rods
of the centre of our little village 50 II
brings u within few minutes ride OF
Bangor, { 50 to speak,
4 doctor was wanted and in forty
minutes was here. Doctor Hunt OF
Bangor is having very successful
practice in this vicinity. There is great
improvements going on. The old Wilson
house ha, a new coat of paint; tile inside
j. also remodelcd by its owner &. /. Pond
r. q. Pinkham has built one Of the fin
est stores to be found in the country The
first story j. used a. a variety store. the
second story l. fine hall finished IN hard
wood; also nice stone cellar. We art
having some fine dances this winter On
" etlnc~day evening the hall Wa~ illirI Nith
those that tip the fantastic toe. Parties
from Bangor. Brewer AMI vicinity nu"i
herring forty couples made NJ the assembly
Keeping up until late hour
II was voted that the supper was i'm
mcn~c The music Wa rs II y. JOY and
son Of Ellsworth. well rendered and apprr-
ciatcd
We also have Lodge of Good Tcnplars
recently organized meetings saturday
night. CURTIS.
Feb. J.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10
North auioiBe.

North | amoiBe.
Mr. Charles Mcfarland of Worcester,
Mass who has been on y visit to his rela-
tivcs ami friends the past week or two. re-
turned home on Monday.
ON sunday afternoon our regular semi
monthly services occurred after five or six
weeks suspension. on account of storms
and bad roads and were attended by near
" all former members.
There is one very cheering and pleasant
daily sight, that a yet. snow. rain, Toli or
wind has not deprived ~ Of, the passing
and rcpassing Of onr High School Sch"l-
ars who attend the school now IN session
Mt Lamoinc. giving one the impression that
they are not only in earnest. but that the
school must be interesting a. we'll a. in
structiyc.
Mr. Alanson Richardson. who furnishes
the luscious bivalvc' to the tables Of our
own town and your city, informs " this
morning that he has taken Ia market 275
bushels this winter.
Feb :. D'NErT
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-02-10


And John X Shunan of said Township is ap.
pointed agent to superintend the expenditure of
said assessment.
TO be published in the State paper and Els
worth American.
NEWELL b. COOLIDGE, County Commits. 'ers
JOHN W. SOMES, for
JAMES W. BLAISDELL,) Hancock County.
Attest H. b. SAUNDERS, Clerk.
true copy, attest;
3w6 III. b. SAUNDERS, Clerk,